Linux Systems Administrator, Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering

Job Posting Title:

Linux Systems Administrator, Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering

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Hiring Department:

Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Chandra Family Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering is a top-ranked department and the largest department in the Cockrell School of Engineering with more than 2,100 students and over 70 tenured and tenure-track faculty. Our faculty bring state-of-the-art research, development, and design experience into the classroom and lab, ensuring that our students and alumni are amongst the best in their fields and that our research advances the scientific community as well as society and business. Join us in changing the world!

Purpose

Primarily providing computer Linux support for the Chandra Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering to meet academic, research, and administrative needs for the department and organized research organizations within the department.

Responsibilities

• Linux installation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting, for end-user network connected workstations, servers, laptops, virtual servers, peripherals, and containers

• Administer academic and research computers, network-based devices, and other diverse equipment, including OS imaging, system patching, package deployments, incident resolution and change management

• Manages deployments, maintenance, licensing, and performance of engineering/scientific software applications on servers and end-user computer systems

• Administer system services including DNS, SSSD, samba, NFS, NIS, LDAP, or other

• Manage Linux accounts, home/working directories, groups, permissions, quotas, and file shares

• Perform computer systems audits for compliance with established information assurance policies and configuration guidelines

• Occasional systems administration support of MacOS and Windows systems

• Develop and maintain scripts and/or automation tools for installation, configuration, and maintenance of systems

• Assist with evaluating procurement requests for hardware and software, along with managing a computer’s lifecycle, and inventory records

Required Qualifications

• Education from an accredited college or university with a concentration in a related computing field.

• More than 3 years of the experience providing server, desktop, end-user, and related IT equipment support in a business, enterprise, or higher education environment.

• Experience maintaining Ubuntu and Red Hat Linux, macOS, and some Windows devices in an enterprise environment with a strong understanding of AD, GPOs SSSD, NIS, NFS, or other directory services.

• Proficiency with the full spectrum of IT support from procurement, hardware, software, infrastructure, networking, to end-of-life processes.

• Demonstrated experience in IT customer service and/or IT help desk environment.

• Demonstrated proficiency with Linux environments, services, configurations, package deployments, troubleshooting, implementing security best practices, system/user policies.

• Experience protecting complex and sensitive user data.

• Ability to work as a team member, take initiative to work independently, and embrace learning new technologies.

• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with a demonstrated ability to convey technical information to non-technical customers.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant computer field.

• Experience with management tools: ServiceNow, Ubuntu Landscape, Ansible, Orcharhino, Puppet, Salt, SCCM/MECM, Jamf, BeyondTrust (Bomgar).

• Demonstrated proficiency of Directory Services, Group Policies, and remote access tools.

• Knowledge of full-disk encryption, TPM, network bound disk encryption.

• Knowledge of storage concepts; local, network-based, workgroup or enteprise NAS/SAN

• Familiarity with networking technologies and services (DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, VPN)

• Understanding of basic network infrastructure, troubleshooting, and utilization of diagnostic tools/utilities.

• Experience supporting faculty, staff, students, and researchers in higher education

• Experience with monitoring applications such as Splunk

• Experience troubleshooting Docker containers and GPU-based issues.

Salary Range

$65,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• Prolonged screen time.

• Use of manual dexterity.

Work Shift

• Flexible from 8:00am to 5:00pm.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031 .

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.